BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) The website of the Ministry of Finance announced the national lottery sales in June 2023 on the 31st. The data shows that from January to June 2023, a total of 273.899 billion yuan of lottery tickets were sold nationwide, an increase of 91.836 billion yuan or 50.4%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 89.817 billion yuan, an increase of 14.955 billion yuan, an increase of 20.0%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 184.082 billion yuan, an increase of 76.880 billion yuan or 71.7%.
In June, the national lottery sales totaled 48.728 billion yuan, an increase of 16.747 billion yuan or 52.4%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 18.036 billion yuan, an increase of 4.957 billion yuan, an increase of 37.9%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 30.692 billion yuan, up 11.790 billion yuan or 62.4% year-on-year. Mainly affected by the low base of lottery sales in the same period of last year and the promotion activities of instant lottery, the lottery sales increased rapidly compared with the same period of last year.
From January to June, the national lottery sales totaled 273.899 billion yuan, an increase of 91.836 billion yuan or 50.4%. Among them, the sales of welfare lottery institutions was 89.817 billion yuan, an increase of 14.955 billion yuan, an increase of 20.0%; The sales of sports lottery institutions reached 184.082 billion yuan, an increase of 76.880 billion yuan or 71.7%.
In terms of types, in June, the sales of lottery digital lottery tickets reached 14.558 billion yuan, up 11.7% year-on-year; The sales of quiz-type lottery tickets reached 19.219 billion yuan, up 83.9% year-on-year; The sales of instant lottery tickets reached 10.81 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 99.4%; Keno lottery sales reached 4.14 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.7%. In June, the sales volume of digital lottery, quiz lottery, instant lottery and Keno lottery respectively accounted for 29.87%, 39.44%, 22.19% and 8.50% of the total lottery sales, and the sales volume of video lottery was 160,000 yuan, an increase of 10,000 yuan year-on-year.
From January to June, the sales of lottery digital lottery tickets reached 84.393 billion yuan, an increase of 7.998 billion yuan or 10.5%. The sales of quiz lottery tickets was 121.97 billion yuan, an increase of 63.966 billion yuan or 110.3%. The sales of instant lottery tickets reached 51.02 billion yuan, up 17.349 billion yuan or 51.5% year-on-year; Keno lottery sales reached 16.515 billion yuan, up 2.522 billion yuan or 18.0% year-on-year. From January to June, the lottery sales of digital lottery, quiz lottery, instant lottery and Keno lottery accounted for 30.81%, 44.53%, 18.63% and 6.03% of the total lottery sales respectively. Video lottery sales were 690,000 yuan, an increase of 230,000 yuan.
Regionally, in June, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in all provinces in China increased, with Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shandong increasing by 1.478 billion yuan, 1.424 billion yuan, 1.372 billion yuan and 1.157 billion yuan respectively.
From January to June, compared with the same period of last year, lottery sales in all provinces in China increased, among which Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Shandong increased more, increasing by 8.683 billion yuan, 7.814 billion yuan, 7.482 billion yuan and 6.877 billion yuan respectively.
The Ministry of Finance requires that lottery agencies at all levels should closely follow up and analyze new situations and new problems, effectively strengthen the issuance and sales of lottery tickets, and ensure the smooth operation of the market. Financial departments at all levels should further strengthen lottery supervision, actively create a good external environment, maintain market order, and promote the sustained and healthy development of lottery.